YES !
In 2010, Gregory Isabelli(on the right) and* Emmanuel Colin*(on the left) started a platform with a simple idea: Why not making a place to help people play together?
At the beginning, this was a place to find people and games. Close to your home. To play around a table.
Then it evolved. Slowly...
10 Years later, here we are: BoardGame Arena is blowing his 10th anniversary candles, but wait, there is more:
We're also celebrating our +4 000 000th accounts, and our gamelist that has grown up to more than 200 games recently.
But this anniversary is not about BoardGame Arena. It's mostly about YOU.
(Yes, you. Even you who got a penalty for leaving a game recently).
BGA would be nothing without the support of players, from all over the world.
People helping to translate, report bugs, and just having fun playing with friends or strangers from more than 300 different countries, speaking in more than 40 different languages.
Premium members are helping more than ever: with your contribution, we were able to allow more people to come and play.
Thanks to them, we're also offering BoardGame Arena tools to many schools, institutions and libraries, all over the world.
We would of course like to thank our developpers, working mostly in the background, who are at the heart of BGA and make it alive, brilliant and are helping to bring new games for all of us to enjoy.
We, of course, give our thanks to publishers, as well as game designers, illustrators, and everybody working in the industry that helps and allows us to make these gems available to all of you.
And most important: let's not forget our wonderful team of moderators that are working 24/24 and 7/7 to help keep this place filled with what players deserve: fun and nice exchanges.
We are proud of the road we travelled together since then, and we're taking the measure of what's coming.
A lot of things are coming.
As you can see, we're releasing 1 to 3 or more games a week.
We're improving, bit by bit, the whole website. Sometimes you can see it, sometimes you don't, but trust us: we never stop working on it to improve every small detail.
It's not perfect cause it's changing, mutating, adapting. With you. For you.
So what's next ?
Novelties. And a lot of polish.
First, we will continue to propose new games: the line-up for September is A-MA-ZING and you'll discover soon many famous games (classics as well as new ones.)
Second, we will improve the website and the Premium offer. We're also working on new functionalities, to give more "control" and many other improvements we have to keep secret for now.
Third, we will start BGA TV in a few weeks: as you maybe have seen since a few weeks, we are slowly implementing video players into the website to show you some nice streams. We have hosted the French event "Bien Ouej", we are currently hosting the Mind Sports Olympiad, and we will also offer soon Worldwide championships for many games in different languages, as well as a recurring show.
It's coming, more informations soon.
And what is an anniversary without a special event and GIFTS? Nothing.
BoardGame Arena X Getinshoot
To celebrate this special year and what's coming next, we want to try a small idea, with our partner from GetInShoot http://www.getinshoot.com/.
People playing online sometimes don't feel like there is another human at the other side of the board.
We do. We care.
That's why we just launched a video project: Boardgamers, all over the world.
For our 10th anniversary and 4M accounts, we would like to celebrate this event by doing a video showing YOU playing BGA from your country, saying "Welcome" in your own language so we can all share the beauty of diversity and of sharing games together through a community-driven video.
**To achieve this it's easy: **
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Download the app on your phone or tablet
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Add the group code: 197758
Then using the app, take a very short video of you in front of ANY monument, interesting place, on the beach, on a rooftop, from you balcony, with your friends: anything that represent you, your country, your habits, and say a warm, clear and loud "Welcome!" in your own language, while waving your hands.
Please also note we need to add your BGA nickname and your place/country on it, so people can relate to places and share the good vibe.
Don't forget to update your BGA Profile.
We will also grant some special presents to the best 100 videos.
Let's make this unforgettable.
This event will end on 18/08/2020.
We couldn't imagine 10 Years ago where we are today. But thanks to you, we can see where we are going: exactly where you want.
Thanks a lot for this incredible adventure.
Take care.
The best is still to come.
Greg, Emmanuel and Ian.
桌游竞技场:让我们一起庆祝10周年,400万用户和200多个游戏!
是的!
2010年, 格雷戈里·伊萨贝利 (Gregory Isabelli) (右)和伊曼纽尔·科林 ( Emmanuel Colin)(左)基于一个简单的想法建立了一个平台: 为什么不创造一个让人们一起游玩的地方?
最初,这里是一个寻找他人和游戏的地方。
能够在自己家附近。
围坐在桌边游玩。
随后它不断发展。
慢慢地...
10年后 ,我们来到这一刻:BoardGame Arena将要吹起他的10周年纪念蜡烛 ,但是等等,还有更多值得纪念的事:
我们还要庆祝我们的第+4 000 000个帐户 ,还有最近我们的游戏列表已经增长到200多个 。
但这个周年庆不是BoardGame Arena的。
它主要是你的 。
(是的,就是你。
哪怕你最近因为退出游戏而受到过惩罚)。
没有来自世界各地的玩家的支持,BGA将一事无成。
人们帮助翻译,报告错误,并和来自300多个不同国家、操着40多种不同语言的朋友或陌生人一起玩。
高级会员提供的帮助则更多:通过您的贡献,我们可以让更多的人加入并游玩。
多亏了他们,我们还为世界各地的许多学校,机构和图书馆提供了BoardGame Arena工具。
我们当然要感谢我们的开发人员,这些开发人员主要是在BGA的后台工作,他们是BGA的核心,并使其活跃,辉煌,并正在为我们所有人带来新游戏。
当然,我们要感谢发行商,游戏设计师,插画家以及行业内每个工作人员,这些帮助和允许我们将这些宝石提供给所有人。
最重要的是:我们不要忘记我们出色的版主们,他们每天24/24和7/7工作,以使这个地方充满玩家应得的东西:有趣而愉快的交流。
我们为从那时起我们共同走过的路感到自豪,并且我们正在为将来而努力。
很多事情即将发生。
如您所见,我们每周发布1到3个或更多游戏。
我们正在一点一点地改善整个网站。
有时您可以看到它,有时却看不到它,但是请相信我们:我们永远不会停止改善每个小细节。
这不是完美的,因为它在变化,改变,适应。
与你一起。
为了你。
那么接下来是什么?
新特性。
和很多的打磨。
首先,我们将继续提出新游戏:9月的阵容相 当 惊 人,您很快就会发现许多著名的游戏(经典的和全新的。)
第二,我们将改善网站和会员服务。
我们还在努力开发新功能,以提供更多的“控制权”以及我们目前必须保密的许多其他改进。
第三,我们将在几周内启动BGA TV :几周后您可能已经看到,我们正在网站中逐步实现视频播放器,以向您展示一些不错的视频流。
我们已经举办了法国比赛“ Bien Ouej”,目前正在举办“心灵体育奥林匹克”,我们还将很快为世界各地的不同语言的比赛提供锦标赛,并定期举办比赛。
即将到来,更多信息很快。
一个没有特殊活动和礼物的周年纪念日会是怎么样的呢?
什么都不是。
BoardGame Arena X Getinshoot
为了庆祝这个特殊的一年以及接下来的发展,我们想与我们的GetInShoot合作伙伴http://www.getinshoot.com/尝试一个小主意。
有时在网上玩游戏的人不会觉得屏幕的另一边还有其他人。
我们有时也会这样想。
我们关心这个。
这就是为什么我们刚刚启动了一个视频项目:遍布全球的Boardgamers。
为了庆祝我们的10周年纪念日和4百万的用户,我们想通过录制一段视频来展示您在您的国家/地区玩BGA,并用您自己的语言说“欢迎”来庆祝这一盛事,以便我们大家可以通过社区驱动的视频共同分享多样性之美。
要做到这一点很容易:
-转到https://getinshoot.page.link/dl
-在手机或平板电脑上下载应用程序
-添加群组代码: 197758
然后,用该应用,与您的朋友一起,在任何地标建筑或有趣的地方,在海滩、屋顶、阳台上,在你的朋友或任何代表你、你的国家和你的爱好的东西旁边拍一个很短的视频:挥舞着你的手用你自己的语言说出一句热情、清晰而响亮的“欢迎光临!”。
另请注意,我们需要在上面添加您的BGA昵称和您的位置/国家/地区,以便人们可以与当地取得联系并分享良好的氛围。
不要忘记更新您的BGA个人资料。
我们还将为最好的100个视频提供一些特别的礼物。
让我们办一场难忘的活动。
活动将于2020年8月18日结束。
我们无法想象十年前的今天。
但是多亏了您,我们才能看到前进的方向:就在您想要的地方。
非常感谢这次不可思议的冒险。
照顾好自己。
最好的还在后头。
格雷格,伊曼纽尔和伊恩。